A twenty-five year old man from the former Yugoslavia has been charged with planning an act of terror against several targets in Florida. His plan included using car bombs and an assault rifle (and perhaps other explosives).Sami Osmakac was arrested after attempting to purchase explosives from an undercover operative. Shortly before his arrest, Osmakac made a video of himself explaining his motives and his goals in the attack. On January 1, he told undercover FBI agents he wanted to hit the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s office, night clubs, and parked cars. His plan included setting up multiple bombs which could be remotely detonated simultaneously, while he would attack with an AK-47 during the panic which would result after the explosions.

Nikkii Period 6

1/10/2012 04:24:36 am

There is also some information reported that was not stated in the blog. Apparently, Sami only had access to his desired weapons due to the fact that an undercover FBI agent provided them. This should remind you of the terrorist attack discovered last November in which the suspect allegedy recieved assistance from the NYPD; so much that without them building the bomb would have been impossible. It seems that occurences like these are simply fake plots created by the FBI to maintain fear in the wannabe terrorists and even the citizens. Although people should not have to be controlled by fear, the FBI is somewhat justified in their actions. If their goal is to sustain the safety of Americans by preventing attacks like 9/11, then so be it.

Alexis Period 1

1/10/2012 05:16:49 am

why would this guy take a video, who would he show it to.. that's just dumb. i really don't understand how people can do these types of thing and think it makes sense.

Victoria period 6

1/10/2012 05:29:14 am

It is scary to know that there are people out there who want to terrorize our country. The fact that this man was caught and the video he made was found is a relief but it is still frightening to know that there are still threats being made to our country every day.

Jessica Period 2

1/10/2012 08:15:27 am

While this type of situation is obviously scary, it is also pretty dumb... Why would this man take a video of himself explaining his plans in detail? Surely he knew he was going to get caught... How could he think he wouldn't? I don't understand how some criminals think when they are doing the things they do.

Luke Period 6

1/10/2012 09:09:54 am

The U.S. just seems to keep getting more and more terrorized. It seems like it will never stop. Just a year or two ago there was an attempted explosion in a car in New York. I hope that sometime in the near future all of this will be over with.

Anneliese period 6

1/10/2012 09:30:22 am

I can't stand all of the terrorist attacks our country has! It's a good thing that this man was caught, but there won't ever be an end to terrorism. It's scary to think how many plans are being made each day.

zach m per6

1/10/2012 09:53:06 am

I honestly do not understand why there are people in this world that would do things such as this. I hope that one day this will not be an issue in the USA and the world.

Jin Period 4

1/10/2012 11:04:51 am

I cant believe that people would actually want to hurt others. I do not see why he would do such a scary thing, or to even plan such a scary thing. It is good that he was caught before he could inflict any damage on himself or others. In my opinion, he seemed mentally unstable because he planned to do all of this while still putting his plan on tape. Who does that? If he was going to commit a crime, he should have at least done it correctly--although he should not have done it in the first place! This is surely not a very smart criminal mind..

Julianna Period 2

1/11/2012 03:32:07 am

Terror attacks, really?! Haven't we had enough of them already?! I really hope this man gets in a lot of trouble. Who cares if he didn't actually blow anything up, he was planning on it! Did he really think that he was going to get away with this? Since 9/11 our security and such as gotten a lot better and we now somewhat know how to handle these issues, even though they are scary and possibly life threatening. I hope this man likes jail, because that's where he's going, I hope...

Meghan P4

1/11/2012 04:20:11 am

This guy was stupid to make a video of his motives. now that he is caught the court has proof that it was all him and he can't deny any of it. Its also really scary to think that it's that easy for terrorism to happen in our country. I'm sure the people around where he was targeting don't feel as safe as before.

Monica Period6

1/11/2012 05:57:44 am

First off, that was really dumb, to make a video of your plans. Now you can be completely blamed for everything (which is a good thing for us) but a dumb thing for a terrorist to do? Now on our side, this is so scary... how many terrorists and scary people are out there ..

Elisabeth period 6

1/11/2012 06:55:53 am

It's very scary to think about somebody twisted enough to do something like this. Honestly it sounds like something straight from a video game which makes this even scarier for the fact that our kids play stuff like this.

Katelyn R Per 2

1/11/2012 07:14:03 am

It is very scary and frightening to hear that people want to terrorize this country. This man had a huge plan set up that would kill many people and destroy many buildings and other significant objects. I do not understand why this man would make a video where he talked about his plot. This video allowed for us to find the man and stop his poor actions. Some people are very violent and want to harm people and destroy what they have.

Jenna; Period 1

1/12/2012 06:53:46 am

This really scares me, actually. I don't understand the thought process of some people! Car bombs and assault rifles? In Florida? It's so crazy besides obvious reasons, but because he was going to use explosives in such public areas!

chielsea 1

1/12/2012 07:23:43 am

why is it that people want to hurt our country? this sucks i cant wait till the day when the u.s doesn't have to worry and fear anything anymore

Carrie Period 6

1/12/2012 08:12:20 am

I don't understand why so many people are that surprised that some people want to actually terrorize the country. I mean it's like being surprised that freshmen suck. They just do, right now I'm a freshmen, and I know it so I'm not taken aback when we're booed. Anyways, just because we're the United States, doesn't mean that we don't get terrorist attacks, it happens everywhere. Also, there are bad people in the world and in the U.S. and in government believe it or not. It is terrible that people want to do this to any country, but now unfortunately it is a fact of our life.

Matt per 4

1/12/2012 09:21:59 am

I dont get how people can hurt other people or plan to hurt other people like this. How can a person plan to kill other people and blow some stuff up, and expect to get away with it. The idiot got caught before he even tried to do anything. Also the FBI gave him a gun? Thats ridiculous and just dumb.

Shai Period 6

1/12/2012 09:50:43 am

I don't understand how someone could be so crazy and want to do all these things. Like using bombs and rifles? The fact that he posted a video of his motives, what could his motives be!? I think it's a good thing those undercover FBI agents found out before he attempted to do all the things he was planning to do.

Katie Period 6

1/12/2012 11:09:16 am

The United States brought this upon themselves. Terrorist attacks are not right in any way, but the US must have done something to trigger the attack. That is the view of some people in the US. Most people would read this blog and think that these actions are absurd. I agree with most of the US citizens these actions are in no way nessacary and they truly are absurd.

sarah period 6

1/13/2012 03:36:52 am

Why would this guy make a video of himself telling everyone his plan... That doesn't make any sense. But on the bright side at least they caught him. It's scary to think there's people out there who want to kill innocent people for no reason.

Shawn Period 3

1/13/2012 12:16:09 pm

I'm glad this didn't actually happen. This country doesn't need anymore huge traumatic events in this world

Danielle Period 3

1/13/2012 11:23:23 pm

This shows how dumb people can be. For one what would be the reason to do this? It's ridiculous to want to do this type of stuff especially since he had gotten help.What if it actually happened so many people lost for no reason.

Haley p.2

1/14/2012 05:19:19 am

What I want to know was what were his motives in the whole attack. Why did he want to use these bombs? Was this just for attention? I think this was just for fun for him because he made the video explaining it. There is absolutely no excuse for him! He clearly isnt a devoted American if he wants to terrorize people who do not deserveit! Its crazy to think that people like this actually exist.

Corey Period 2

1/15/2012 12:32:56 pm

Oh great... It's always a wonderful thing when we hear about people getting caught of planning terrorism plots, especially in the US. I don't understand what people do such actions in the first place

Sara period 2

1/16/2012 08:46:27 am

This guy is clearly dumb. He obviously wanted to get caught, didn't he? Well if he did then that's the only plan that went through. I don't quite understand why you'd do this to the US anyways. Terrorists just need to give it up already

Lillian period 6

1/17/2012 08:18:59 am

I agree with Victoria. It is pretty scary to think that there are people out there like that, that would terrorize our country. And it really doesnt make sense to take a video of what you are planning to do, considering you most likely will get caught and arrested. Some people can be really stupid and it makes no sense.

Keshia Period 4

1/19/2012 05:57:24 am

Why does every bad guy have to do something dumb? They dont think ahead about what they do. They are only thinking about the part thats going to make them happy. They need to plan a lot better than that. Either that or they just dont care if they get caught.